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July sees record resi sales in Romania before VAT hike

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News July sees record resi sales in Romania before VAT hike
21
Aug
2025

July sees record resi sales in Romania before VAT hike

by Forum Property
Romania's residential market experienced a significant surge in July, with a record number of apartment sales recorded in Bucharest and other major cities.   
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Investment

News investment loan logistics Poland self-storage
22
Aug
2025

Self-storage operator in Poland secures loan for growth

by Forum Property
Stokado, the second-largest operator in Poland’s self-storage market, has secured PLN 80 million in debt financing from Bank Pekao S.A. The funds will partially refinance invested equity and support the development of ongoing projects in Kraków and Warsaw.
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Reico opens investment period for resi project in Prague West Group finalises acquisition of Bucharest resi project Two Warsaw office buildings change hands

Residential

News Bratislava Finep residential Slovakia
22
Aug
2025

Finep launches sale of two different projects in Bratislava

by Forum Property
Finep has launched the sale of two residential projects in Bratislava, Danubius Two, the developer's tallest building in history, and Danubius Lofts, housing in a renovated historic Cvernovka factory building.
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Immocap and Wood & Co reach top of resi project in Bratislava Developments on brownfields in Prague bring thousands of new apartments JTRE confirms skyscraper plans in Bratislava

Office

News Bucharest Bucur Esop Consulting Longshield Investment Group office Romania Sebastian Bălășescu
22
Aug
2025

Bucur buys office building in Bucharest

by Forum Property
Romanian real estate company Bucur, controlled by Longshield Investment Group, has purchased the CSDA Siriului office project in northern Bucharest for an undisclosed sum.
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CA Immo completes leasing of modernised Warsaw office building AFI Romania secures LEED Platinum certification for Bucharest office Employers want support for personal and professional growth

Retail

News Cluj-Napoca CPI Romania Fulga Dinu Maciej Podwojski retail Romania VIVO! Cluj-Napoca
21
Aug
2025

Primark to open new store in VIVO! Cluj-Napoca

by Forum Property
Primark, the international fashion retailer, will open its fourth local store on September 9, located in CPI Romania’s VIVO! Cluj-Napoca project.
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Big Poland rebrands retail park in Koszalin SES starts construction of new retail park in Croatia Erste Group provides €85.5 million refinancing for mall in Romania

Industrial

News Czech Republic industrial logistics Moravia Olomouc Redstone
21
Aug
2025

Redstone welcomes new logistics tenant in Moravia

by Forum Property
Redstone has announced a new company coming to the East Park Olomouc to become an anchor tenant in a newly constructed hall. This is the largest new transaction of 2025 in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic.
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P3 completes BTS warehouse project in Bydgoszcz Polish warehouse market enters phase of stabilisation in H1 2025 Polish logistics market shows signs of stabilisation

Hotel

News advisory CBRE hotel report Romania SEE
20
Aug
2025

Romania’s hotel market enters new growth cycle with rising investor interest

by Forum Property
CBRE has reported almost €1 billion in hotel transactions across Central and South-Eastern Europe over the past year, alongside around 20 operator search and selection processes, according to its Hotels CEE team. Notable transactions included the sale of Hilton Prague, one of the largest single-asset hotel deals recorded in the region.
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New Mercure hotel opens in Alba Iulia Hotel sector in Romania poised for growth going into 2026 CarmOlimp Group buys hotel in Romanian seaside resort

Report

News Czech Republic EPC ESG office Prague report Savills sustainability zero carbon
20
Aug
2025

New energy certificates directive shifts from recommendations to sanctions

by Forum Property
Only 14% of office buildings across the Prague market have achieved an Energy Performance Certificate in class A or B, with older properties having a higher probability of being classified in lower energy performance classes. An internal Savills survey, covering dozens of properties, has revealed that a significant proportion of Prague’s office stock is facing the need for modernisation. 
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Supply shortage squeezes Prague office market Nepi Rockcastle grows H1 2025 net operating income by 12.1%

Career

News career Katowice Newmark office Poland
19
Aug
2025

Newmark Polska opens new office in Katowice

by Forum Property
Newmark Polska has opened a new office in Katowice to strengthen its presence in southern Poland and provide closer support to clients in the region across office, industrial and retail leasing, as well as investment advisory.
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Savills strengthens investment team with new Associate Director GTC names new Management Board Members Colliers Hungary names new Head of Capital Markets

Interview

News apartments Bellemonde Bucharest Hype Project Pipera residential Romania Victor Grosu Victor Terheș villa
12
Aug
2025

Northern Bucharest gains momentum: What is fueling the resi investment growth?

by Nicolae Ovidiu
Victor Terheș, Sales Director at Bellemonde, talked to Property Forum about the strong demand for the company's first residential development in Pipera and the plans to start new investments in the same area due to high interest from premium homebuyers. 
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What’s driving EVO’s €10 million urban hub reinvention in Bucharest? Behind the scenes of the €788 million plan to reinvent retail in CEE Defense sector emerges as industrial market stabilizer

Economy

News Bosnia economy SEE Serbia tariffs Trump
09
Jul
2025

Trump imposes tariffs on Serbia and Bosnia

by Forum Property
The Trump administration has imposed 100% tariffs on a range of imports from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, accusing both countries of deepening ties with China. This marks the first time a U.S. president has taken such a step against a European nation over relations with Beijing.
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Commercial and resi real estate brace for higher taxes in Romania Financial pressure on CPI may lead to buyout EBRD downgrades 2025 growth forecast for most CEE countries

New leases

  • A company specialising in the logistics sector, providing goods warehousing and transportation services, has leased a total of over 5,000 square meters of modern space at the MLP Czeladź logistics centre. The transaction was brokered by the consulting firm Rock Estate.
  • Skanska announced the expansion of its tenant portfolio in the Equilibrium 2 office building in Bucharest by welcoming ONV LAW. ONV LAW will occupy approximately 640 sqm in Equilibrium 2, with the move-in scheduled for December 2025.
  • EPP's Outlet Park Szczecin, the only outlet centre in Western Pomerania, is strengthening its fashion offerings by signing agreements with three brands previously unavailable in the region. JACK & JONES and Evenemen, with their men's fashion collections, and the premium optician OUTLY, have already opened their stores. eobuwie will also join the tenant roster this fall. VENEZIA, TATUUM, WITTCHEN, and Pako Lorente are also continuing their partnerships with the centre, significantly expanding their stores, while Lee Wrangler and German Optiker are moving to new locations. The new agreements and extensions cover a total area of nearly 1,800 square meters.

New appointments

  • Justyna Filipczak has taken up the position of Executive Vice President of the CEE residential segment and joined YIT's management team.
  • Avison Young's Valuation and Advisory team in Poland has welcomed a new member, Michał Marynowski, who takes the role of Assistant Valuer. Among other experiences, he worked at the Court of Appeal in Warsaw, where he was responsible for verifying execution documentation for selected investments, updating data in the premises database for court buildings, and analysing tender bids. Proficient in GIS, AutoCAD, and Revit, he also has strong skills in interpreting planning documents.
  • Golden Star Group, an international investment firm operating in the real estate sector, has announced the promotion of two key specialists within its Polish team. Paweł Moczybroda has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer, while Ewa Dragunajtys has been promoted to Head of Asset Management.

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